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Halsey will take on the role of Sally in a stage adaptation of The Nightmare Before Christmas later this month, it has been reported.Per a report from Variety, Halsey has supposedly signed on to take on the role of Sally for the upcoming live production of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas to celebrate its 30th anniversary.The three-night concert event will be held at the Hollywood Bowl from between October 27 and October 29.According to Variety, Halsey will be singing the role of Sally on the first two nights of the engagement, before the movie’s original voice actor, Catherine O’Hara takes over the role on the third. It is currently unclear if Halsey will also be voicing Sally for the entirety of the performances, or if they will only provide the character’s singing voice.Other cast members include Danny Elfman – who was the original 1993 film’s songwriter – who will be reprising the principal role of Jack Skellington, Fred Armisen as Lock and Ken Page as Oogie Boogie.Halsey most recently hinted at their fifth album in a cryptic post on social media in September.

Ed Sheeran plagiarism lawsuit that was first filed in 2016 and was seemingly put to rest in May with Sheeran being awarded the victory.In May, Sheeran was declared not guilty of plagiarism in a case filed by heirs of Ed Townsend in 2016 over the estate’s claims that the ‘Thinking Out Loud’ singer copied Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’.Following the verdict, Townsend’s heirs announced their intent to appeal for a re-trial. Now, however, it has been revealed according to court documents that the estate has withdrawn its appeal, making it such that it will be unable to refile the case at a later date, giving Ed Sheeran a definitive win in the case.Reuters has also confirmed the withdrawal, with Ed Sheeran’s lawyer Ilene Farkas telling the publication that Townsend’s estate “recognized that an appeal would end up with the verdict being affirmed but also with them being exposed to legal fees and costs, and wisely withdrew.”Sheeran told reporters outside court in May following the verdict: “I am obviously very happy with the outcome of the case and it looks like I am not having to retire from my day job after all.

Halsey has hinted at her fifth album in a cryptic post with a caption sharing how she is “Splitting Myself in Two”.In an Instagram post shared to their official account that featured a handful of photos and videos from various moments in their life, Halsey captioned the photo dump: “Not pictured: me splitting myself in two every day so that I can give you my deepest wounds (and a handful of perfect joys) for the 5th time in 10 years,” alluding to her working on her upcoming album.The ‘Manic‘ singer previously shared that she was making her new album with “no strict genre parameters”.A post shared by halsey (@iamhalsey)While answering several fan questions on social media, they answered a question pertaining to the progress of their next record and what it would sound like. Halsey wrote: “As of right now I’m approaching it kinda how I approached ‘Manic’.

Hozier has reflected on the current political and social climate across the globe, and stated that he feels the LGBTQ+ community are being targeted as scapegoats.The discussion took place during a new interview with NME last week (August 19), in which the Irish singer-songwriter opened up about the inspiration behind his music – particularly in his new album ‘Unreal Unearth’.Speaking to NME’s Nick Levine, Hozier – real name Andrew Hozier-Byrne – opened up on the backlash and prejudice commonly faced by members of the LGBTQ+ community, and the increasing ways that they are being used as “scapegoats” in difficult times.Asked about his longtime support for the LGBTQ+ community, and why he is so willing to speak up against oppressive attitudes without hesitation, Hozier said: “I find that a hard question to tackle in some succinct, definitive way.“But I think you should at least try to be honest, which is what I’ve tried to do in the work.

Ed Sheeran hosted a karaoke party at Santa’s Pub in Tennessee, where he led sing-alongs of One Direction and Backstreet Boys songs.Sheeran took to Instagram to share a Reel of the night, speaking about Santa’s Pub, which he says was his favourite joint when he lived in Nashville. The Instagram reel he posted included a clip of the singer-songwriter leading a sing-along of Backstreet Boys’ ‘I Want It That Way’.Also included was a clip of Ed Sheeran serenading a newly wed couple with his hit song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ – watch the clips below.A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)A fan in attendance also took to TikTok to share a clip of Ed Sheeran singing with fans to One Direction’s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’.#edsheeran #nashville #santaspub #hohoho ♬ original sound – Liv Trahan Ed Sheeran most recently released his fifth studio album, ‘-‘ (pronounced ‘Subtract’) in May.

Bad Bunny has released the star-studded music video for his new single, ‘Where She Goes’.Released today (May 19), the video sees Bad Bunny driving alone in a desert, then sitting atop a singular tree, before attending a bonfire in the desert. The music video, which you can see below, also features cameos from Frank Ocean, Lil Uzi Vert, Dominic Fike, Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho, Isabella Manderson, Julian Consuegra, Juliana Nalú, Sabrina Zada, and Ysham Avdulahi.‘Where She Goes’ marks Bad Bunny’s latest release, following April’s collaboration with Grupo Frontera for ‘un x100to’.

Ed Sheeran could one day make the jump to country music, according to a new interview and a new collaboration with Luke Combs.While in Texas for the Academy of Country Music awards, Sheeran revealed in a new interview with Billboard that he would “love to transition into country,” adding that he speaks to his wife about the idea “all the time”.“I love the culture of it, I just love the songwriting. It’s just like brilliant songs,” Sheeran explained.Having lived in Nashville, Texas across two periods in 2013 and 2018, Sheeran told Billboard that he is inspired by local songwriters: “It’s like a community.

Nicolas Cage has recalled the first concert he ever attended to see The Who.In a newly aired segment from the April 13 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nicolas Cage partook in the “Colbert Questionert” and was asked about the first concert he ever attended.Cage revealed that his first concert was seeing The Who perform at the Fillmore Stadium in San Fransisco, before going on to explain how “blown away” he was by the performance. “Roger [Daltrey] did this incredible thing where he was spinning the microphone with the cable and he just hit the cymbal.

Jack Black‘s ballad ‘Peaches’ from The Super Mario Bros. Movie has entered the Billboard Hot 100.The track, which is sung by Black’s character Bowser to Princess Peach, voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy, has debuted at Number 83 on the chart with 5.8million US streams and 6,000 downloads in its first week.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been released, starring Jack Black.Released via the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel, ‘Peaches’ sees Jack Black dressed in a shiny green suit with a red headdress, paying tribute to Bowser, the character he voices in the Super Mario Bros. animated film.Watch the music video below.Directed by Cole Bennett, the music video for ‘Peaches’ places Black in a peach-coloured mushroom hut as he belts out his ballad for Princess Peach, portrayed in the film by Anya Taylor-Joy.In a statement, per Rolling Stone, the film’s co-director Aaron Horvath revealed: “Jack Black is an incredible singer and musician, so we spent a night writing the song and sent the demo to Jack.

Creed III star and director Michael B. Jordan has shared his top five anime recommendations.During a press run to promote his latest boxing film, Jordan revealed in an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Ali Plumb on where he’d recommend new fans should begin watching anime.

ABBA‘s Voyage virtual concert experience could be making its way around the world.Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge revealed in a company earnings call per Variety on Thursday (March 2): “Plans are now in development to take ‘ABBA Voyage’ around the world”. No other information – including targetted cities, venues and dates – has been announced.ABBA’s Voyage experience debuted at the ABBA Arena in London in May 2022.

Rosalía has today (July 28) shared a summery new single called ‘Despechá’ – check it out below.The song has been performed by Rosalía live during her ongoing world tour and has now been released as a one-off single.Speaking about the track and its meaning, Rosalía said: “There are many ways to be Despechá, in this theme it is from the freeness or the craziness, moving without reservations or regrets.“This is the place from where I make music, from where I did it when I first started and where I will continue to until God says so.“I’m grateful for having been able to travel in recent years and have learned from music from other places including the DR, where artists like Fefita La Grande, Juan Luis Guerra and Omega have inspired me and without them this song would not exist.”Check out the song here: The current ‘Motomani World Tour’ marks Rosalía’s first global run of concerts and sees her travel to 15 countries across a 46 dates.The tour began earlier this month in Almería, Spain at Recinto Ferial de Almeria and recently made stops in Barcelona and Madrid.

Jessie Ware performed at O2 Academy Brixton last night (May 28), and during the show she brought out special guest Kylie Minogue for a performance of their duet, ‘Kiss Of Life’.The song is taken from ‘DISCO: Guest List Edition’, a deluxe version of Kylie’s 15th studio album, 2020’s ‘Disco’. Upon its release, NME‘s Nick Levine gave the album a four-star review, describing it as her “most consistent and enjoyable album in a decade”.Ware’s gig last night marked the first of two dates at O2 Brixton Academy, with the second scheduled to take place tonight (May 29).

Rosalía has shared an earthy new video for ‘Delirio de Grandeza’ – check it out below.The new video sees Rosalía in a forest chopping wood, building a fire and foraging for plants amongst nature.The visual was directed by Mitch Ryan in Downsville, New York and you an watch it here:Last month (April 18), Rosalía shared details of a world tour.The ‘Motomani World Tour’ will be Rosalía’s first world tour and will see her travel to 15 countries for a 46-date run.The tour begins in July in Almería, Spain at Recinto Ferial de Almeria and will then make stops in Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, São Paulo, Santiago, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Amsterdam, London and more before wrapping in Paris at the French capital’s Accor Arena.Tickets for the tour are on sale now. You can buy tickets for the shows here and check out the full range of dates here. Rosalía’s album ‘Motomami’, which dropped on March 18, received a glowing five-star review from NME’s Nick Levine, who described the record and its songs as some of “the most thrilling, forward-thinking and discombobulating music we’re likely to hear all year”.“Rosalía isn’t so much carving out her own lane as building her own ultra-modern, super-bendy sonic motorway.

Alanis Morissette has shared an operatic redux of her 1995 hit ‘You Oughta Know’, performing it with composer Duomo and orchestral troupe Kroma Strings to commemorate its inclusion in season two of Bridgerton.An instrumental version of ‘You Oughta Know’, remade by Duomo and Tomás Peire-Serrate, appears in the season’s fifth episode, ‘An Unthinkable Fate’, which Netflix released – alongside the other 15 episodes in season two – last Friday (March 25). The new version, which Morissette performed live with Duomo and Kroma Strings, builds on the track heard in Bridgerton, combining the ethereal grandeur of Duomo and Peire-Serrate’s cover with the headstrong power of Morissette’s original. Have a look at the video, flanked by snippets of the new Bridgerton episodes, below:Yesterday (April 1), NME’s Nick Levine declared Duomo and Peire-Serrate’s cover of ‘You Oughta Know’ to be the fourth best song in the soundtrack for season two of Bridgerton, writing: “They deserve credit for doing something a little different with Alanis‘ rage-rock classic.

Rosalía has shared her admiration for BLACKPINK member Lisa, and also sent the K-pop star a copy of her latest album ‘Motomami’.The Spanish singer-songwriter recently sat for an interview with Radio Disney México in light of the release of her latest album ‘Motomami’. During the interview, the singer was asked if she would be open to venturing into Asian music.“I really like Lisa [of BLACKPINK].

Khruangbin have been confirmed as the final headliners for the second annual Bigfoot Festival, joining previously announced headliners Happy Mondays and Caribou.The Texan trio will top the bill on one of the evenings between June 17-19 at the craft beer and music festival’s new location, the Claydon Estate in Buckinghamshire.Also joining the final line-up is Maya Jane Coles, Bradley Zero, And So I Watch You From Afar, Pulled Apart By Horses, Bo Ningen, Puppy, Island Of Love and Wych Elm.Self Esteem, Working Men’s Club, Shame, Flamingods, Goat Girl, India Jordan, Katy J Pearson, Joe Goddard and many more acts are also set to play the festival’s second edition.More craft beer brands and food outlets have been added to the festival – see the full line-up and information in the event poster below.Standard adult weekend tickets include camping and are priced at £150 plus a booking fee. Youth weekender tickets (ages 13-17) are available at an early release price of £95, while child tickets are £40 plus a booking fee.

Banks has announced the release of her fourth album, ‘Serpentina’, and shared a brand new single – listen to ‘Holding Back’ below.The musician (real name Jillian Rose Banks) released her last album, ‘iii’, back in 2019. It featured the singles ‘Gimme’, ‘Look What You’re Doing To Me’ and ‘Contaminated’.Today (February 25), Banks took to Twitter to share that the follow-up to ‘iii’ will arrive on April 8. “Beyond excited to announce my next album Serpentina is coming out April 8th,” she wrote, sharing a clip of ‘Holding Back’.The anthemic new single follows last year’s ‘Skinnydipped’ and ‘The Devil’, both of which will appear on ‘Serpentina’.You can listen to ‘Holding Back’ below:“In the past I’ve been really tight and controlled, and I don’t feel like that right now,” Banks said in a statement, discussing her new album.